Commander

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed

Global commander stats

All Black commanders

135 Wins

243 Losses

Overview

Summary

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 379 recorded Playgroup games, winning 35% of them (135–243) at an Elo of 1,488, ranking #3534 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 6 damage dealt and 0.75 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 9 Sep 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Mikaeus, the Unhallowed's win rate?

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed has a 35% win rate across 379 recorded Playgroup games (135 wins, 243 losses).

How long do winning games with Mikaeus, the Unhallowed take?

Wins with Mikaeus, the Unhallowed take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 5 days.

How many decks use Mikaeus, the Unhallowed?

164 decks list Mikaeus, the Unhallowed as their commander on Playgroup, of which 90 have played at least one recorded game.

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

3534

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1488

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 6

Average commander damage per game 6

Average poison counters given per game 5

Average kills per game 0.75

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 164

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 90

No. games played with this commander 379

Total hours played 5 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1627	Ivan Chavez	15	9	60 %
2	1513	Derkawho	4	2	50 %
3	1500	Hanibal	1	0	0 %
4	1497	Haedes	20	9	45 %
5	1492	Davisx3m	19	4	21 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Mikaeus, the Unhallowed wins, 38.46% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

38.46%

Combo

26.92%

Non Combat Damage

24.04%

Mill

4.81%

Commander Damage

2.88%

Alternative

1.92%

Poison

0.96%

Avg win turn 8.9 based on 140 wins with recorded turn counts

Measured

Staples that win games for Mikaeus, the Unhallowed

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Mikaeus, the Unhallowed decks that leave them out.

+17.6 pp

Top card: Ashnod's Altar

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	Ashnod's Altar Signature build 51 games · Signature build	+17.6 pp	51
2	Arcane Signet Signature build 47 games · Signature build	+16.8 pp	47
3	Crypt Ghast Signature build 49 games · Signature build	+15.9 pp	49
4	Jet Medallion Signature build 51 games · Signature build	+12.0 pp	51
5	Cabal Coffers Signature build 52 games · Signature build	+4.8 pp	52

Measured win-rate lift against decks on the same commander without the card, ranked by the 95% lower bound. How this is measured

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed wins 42.86% of games from position 1 and 22.22% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

42.86% n=105

Seat 2

31.82% n=110

Seat 3

39.05% n=105

Seat 4

27.27% n=55

Seat 5

22.22% n=9

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Mikaeus, the Unhallowed wins 40.0% after 0 mulligans and 50.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

40.0% n=155

1 mulligan

38.46% n=52

2 mulligans

27.27% n=22

3 mulligans

60.0% n=5

4 mulligans

50.0% n=2

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Mikaeus, the Unhallowed 3.38/5 on average, across 275 self-reports.

3.38 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Mikaeus, the Unhallowed wins, opponents flag the game as salty 69.8% of the time across 139 tracked wins.

69.8 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Mikaeus, the Unhallowed. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.